[sf-lug] problem : expanded desktop window retrieval

[Dave DeMaagd]

If you're not averse to command line, 'wmctrl' looks like it might be able
to do what you need...

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 3:52 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:

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> Date:     Thu, 5 Feb 2015 15:09:41 -0800
> From:     Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>
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> When I lecture with a projector I tend to extend my desktop rather than
> mirror
> my display, as my laptop has higher resolution than the projector.
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> Sometimes, at the end of my lecture, I'll leave a window on the projector
> side
> of of the desktop before I unplug the projector.
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> Later, when i get home, I can't access that window because the mouse won't
> go
> to the part of the desktop that is on the disconnected screen.
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> Is there a way to gather all windows to my current screen, or to otherwise
> get those windows?
>
> Ubuntu 14.04, pretty much stock.
>
> Thanks!
> Michael
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